Lexicon :: Strong's H6738 - ṣēl

“As a slave earnestly longs for the shade,

And as a hired man eagerly awaits his wages,

“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,

Because our days on earth are [like] a shadow [just a breath or a vapor].

“Like a flower he comes forth and withers;

He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.

“My eye has grown dim (unexpressive) because of grief,

And all my [body’s] members are [wasted away] like a shadow.

Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the [fn]apple of Your eye;

Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!

The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Do Not Destroy.” A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts of David] when he fled from Saul in the cave.

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,

For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,

And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure

Until destruction passes by.

For You have been my help,

And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.

The mountains were covered with its shadow,

And its branches were like the cedars of God.

He who [fn]dwells in the shelter of the Most High

Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun];

And as for me, I wither away like grass.

I am vanishing like a shadow when it lengthens and fades;

I am shaken off like the locust.

The LORD is your keeper;

The LORD is your shade on your right hand.

Man is like a mere breath;

His days are like a shadow that passes away.

For wisdom is a protection even as money is a protection,

But the [excellent] advantage of knowledge is that wisdom shields and preserves the lives of its possessors.

(The Shulammite Bride)

“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest,

So is my beloved among the young men!

In his shade I took great delight and sat down,

And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate.

[Say to the ruler] “Give us advice, make a decision [for Moab, king of Judah];

Cast your shadow [over us] like night in the midst of noon;

Hide the outcasts, do not betray the fugitive [to his pursuer].

For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,

A stronghold for the poor in his distress,

A shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat;

For the breath of tyrants

Is like a rainstorm against a wall.

Who proceed down to Egypt

Without consulting [fn]Me,

To take refuge in the stronghold of Pharaoh

And to take shelter in the shadow of Egypt!

Each [one of them] will be like a hiding place from the wind

And a shelter from the storm,

Like streams of water in a dry land,

Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched and weary land [to those who turn to them].

There the arrow snake will make her nest and lay her eggs,

And hatch them and gather her young under her protection;

Indeed, the birds of prey will be gathered there [to breed],

Every one with its own kind.

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,

In the shadow of His hand He has kept Me hidden;

And He has made Me a sharpened arrow,

In His quiver He has hidden Me.

“In the shadow of Heshbon

The fugitives stand powerless [helpless and without strength],

For a fire has gone out from Heshbon,

A flame from the midst of Sihon;

It has destroyed the forehead of Moab

And the crowns of the heads of [the arrogant Moabites] the ones in tumult.

The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD [our king],

Was captured in their snares,

He of whom we had said, “Under his shadow

We shall live among the nations.”

‘All the birds of the sky made their nests in its twigs,

And under its branches all the animals of the field gave birth [to their young],

And all of the great nations lived under its shadow.

They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains

And burn incense on the hills,

Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,

Because the shade is pleasant there.

Therefore your daughters play the prostitute

And your brides commit adultery.

Those who live in his shadow

Will again raise grain,

And they will blossom like the vine.

His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.

Then Jonah went out of the city and sat east of it. There he made himself a shelter and sat under its shade so that he could see what would happen in the city.